All Comment articles – Page 10
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Development goes green: unlocking sustainable value in the logistics sector
November should have marked the introduction of new biodiversity net gain rules in the UK planning system.
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Moorfield’s Sadie Malim on why fixing the student housing crisis means investing in HMOs too
It is no secret that there is a student housing crisis. Recent data from StuRents, which is part of a growing body of alarming research, points to a 283,000 supply shortfall as a combined total for the purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) and houses in multiple occupation (HMO) subsectors. The supply-demand ...
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Local Space’s Josie Parsons on why councils bulk-buying homes could tackle homelessness
One of the biggest drains on local authorities’ squeezed budgets is paying for temporary accommodation for people who fall into homelessness, usually through no fault of their own. It is not, in east London where Local Space operates, a ‘lifestyle choice’.
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REdirect’s Stephanie Feigenbaum on what the UK proptech sector can learn from the US
Investment in the UK’s proptech sector is growing. Currently valued at more than £14bn, the sector is forecasted to reach around £71bn by 2032, as the number of start-up firms continues its upward trajectory to compete with the other 800-plus proptech companies operating in the market.
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LandTech’s Harry Quartermain on why measuring planning authorities is meaningless
The saying goes, ‘you can’t manage what you can’t measure’, and this is particularly apt when it comes to planning authorities’ performance.
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Runway East’s Natasha Guerra why EPC and flexible workspace make great bedfellows
The prospect of more office buildings becoming obsolete as Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) rules change in the next few years is understandably making landlords nervous, but flexible workspace could provide a solution.
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Strike while the London iron is hot
Editor: Uma Rajah makes a compelling case for why ‘the capital always bounces back’ when it comes to prime central London (PCL) residential property. And the prime commercial market also now presents huge opportunities following the price corrections of the past 12 months.
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WeWork’s failure was predictable but avoidable
Editor: The failure of WeWork, wounded by the hubris of its co-founder Adam Neumann and propped up by SoftBank until its losses were unsupportable, was entirely predictable to those of us old enough to recall Mark Dixon in his heyday building his vehicle, Regus.
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Forgotten but not gone: what’s not in the Autumn Statement
Every Budget or Autumn Statement is notable for the measures not announced as much as those presented at the despatch box.
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Tories are failing on the home front
If anything epitomises this government’s lack of commitment to housing, it is surely Lee Rowley’s appointment as the 16th housing minister in 13 years. In his case, it’s his second time in the job, because he was Liz Truss’s choice for the 49 days she was in No 10, so ...
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London offices are still evolving
In the press there have been polarised figures on the London office market in recent months, leading to some confusion from overseas investors.
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Break the bias for a bright future
The construction sector is a cornerstone of modern economies, playing an indispensable role in shaping the infrastructure that supports our daily lives.
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Alternative uses can add value
Over the past 18 months, the UK has seen substantial fluctuations in property values, largely spurred by the ripple effects of rising interest rates.
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The LOWE Group’s Tim Lowe on the benefits for businesses of employing ex-offenders
Integrating ex-offenders into the workforce feels like an activity industry leaders applaud others for doing, but are rarely prepared to commit to themselves. It is the business equivalent of heaping praise on the housemate who has tidied up after a big party.
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Was October the turning point?
Could we have already witnessed the worst that the much-heralded housing ‘crash’ has had to throw at us? Persimmon chief executive Dean Finch was prepared to stick his neck out this month after half-decent trading in October: “Given where we started the year, we’d have taken this in a heartbeat,” ...
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Chancellor can restore confidence in net zero goals
Editor: After the government’s disappointing U-turn on net zero, the Autumn Statement is a chance for it to reinvigorate investor confidence and voter trust that it has a suitably urgent plan for tackling climate change.
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Clarity on business rates is a must
Editor: High street retailers’ recent calls for a cut in business rates give an early indication of the pressures the chancellor faces ahead of this year’s Autumn Statement. With all eyes on the direction of inflation and whether it will continue to drive the uniform business rate (UBR) up, businesses ...
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Dolphin Living’s Olivia Harris on the need for a new consensus on housing
We are no more than 12 months away from the next general election and it shows. Although party conference season is a fast-fading memory, housing and planning dominated all of them to various degrees.
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We need to learn to live with nature, not against it
This headline comes from a quote by Sir David Attenborough, taken from the documentary series: The Earthshot Prize: Repairing Our Planet.
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AshbyCapital’s Peter Ferrari on why property can only remain a stable investment if it evolves
It is true that the world is never far from crisis, but it seems the pace of global turmoil has been relentless of late. It is one wave of negativity after another, even greater, wave: the widespread and lingering impact of the global financial crisis, uncertainty around Brexit, new prime ...